How To Add Flicker-Free LEDs To A Lionel Caboose

Episode 106: The light in my Lionel caboose was dead, so I replaced it with LED tape lights, a 1 amp bridge rectifier, and a 4700 mf 25v capacitor. Now I have flicker-free, bright LED lights in my 45-year-old caboose!

Watch and learn how you can do it, too!

Chapters:

00:00 Introduction
00:30 Lionel MPC 6-9186 Conrail N5C Porthole Caboose
01:36 Flicker-Free vs. Regular Lighting
02:27 The Basic Circuit
04:45 What Capacitor Value To Use?
08:15 The Final Circuit On The Breadboard
09:03 Soldering The Components To The Copper Prototype Board
09:55 Wiring The Pickup Rollers
10:44 Circuit Board 2.0
12:38 Compare Upgraded Caboose To Originals
13:34 Running Around The Layout!
14:14 Final Thoughts

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